Guns give way to Puja revelry in Maoist belt
October 4th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lalgarh (West Bengal), Oct 4 (IANS) The festivities of Durga Puja, in celebration of the goddess and her 'children' descending on earth, have begun across West Bengal -- including in ... Read more...
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Indian woman kills herself in Nepal
July 27th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 27 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman from India's Kolkata city killed herself in Nepal after prolonged domestic disturbance, police said.Married four years ago, Sunita Chakraborty came to Mechi town ... Read more...
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29 die, 75 hurt in Sudan bus collision
June 17th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kampala, June 17 (IANS) Twenty-nine people were killed and 75 others injured when two passenger buses collided head-on in southern Sudan Friday, Xinhua reported.The buses were registered in Uganda, a ... Read more...
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Trinamool supporter killed, arms recovered in Bengal
May 17th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) At least one person, identified as a Trinamool Congress supporter, was killed and several others injured in post-poll clashes that broke out between rival political parties ... Read more...
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CBI takes over Netai carnage case
February 22nd, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday officially took over investigation into the Jan 7 Netai village shootings in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, in which nine people ... Read more...
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Goa needs anti-graft law like in Bihar, says JD-U
February 17th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 17 (IANS) Goa needs an anti-corruption law like the one introduced in Bihar to rein in rampant corruption in the bureaucracy, said Javed Raja, the national general secretary of ... Read more...
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14 die, 40 hurt in Pakistan roof collapse (Lead)
November 23rd, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Fourteen people, including 10 women and a child, were killed and more than 40 others were injured when the roof of a house collapsed in northwest Pakistan Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Court disallows narco test of Babbar Khalsa terrorist
November 20th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Nov 20 (IANS) A local court here Saturday turned down a Punjab Police plea for a narco analysis test of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Makhan Singh.Makhan, a close ... Read more...
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3 tonnes of cocaine seized in Panama
September 25th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panama City, Sep 25 (IANS/EFE) Panamanian security forces seized three tonnes of cocaine in the central province of Veraguas thanks to an intelligence tip from the Colombian military, police said Friday.
The drugs ... Read more...
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Six Maoists, one trooper killed in Bengal gunbattle (Second Lead)
July 26th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Goaltore (West Bengal), July 26 (IANS) Six Maoists, including a top cadre, and a paramilitary trooper were killed in a gunbattle that ensued when security forces raided a rebel hideout in this ... Read more...
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India shutdown saves Nepal villagers’ lives
July 7th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 7 (IANS) A general strike enforced in India by the opposition parties Monday to protest against price rise may have inconvenienced millions in the country but in neighbouring ... Read more...
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Report of nine-year-old giving birth under Malaysian probe
June 24th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 24 (ANI): Malaysian authorities are investigating a report by a vernacular newspaper that a 9 year-old-girl gave birth to a boy after her alleged affair with a 14-year-old neighbour.Phee ... Read more...
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111 Malaysian women fall victim to Internet love scam
June 22nd, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 22 (ANI): A Nigerian syndicate that swindled a 73-year-old Malaysian woman of RM155,000 in an Internet love scam has been busted by police.The woman was the latest victim of ... Read more...
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Malaysian sex syndicates offering China dolls to customers via MMS
June 3rd, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 3 (ANI): It has emerged that sex syndicates in Malaysia, which are trying to evade constant raids by the authorities, are offering China dolls to customers via the multimedia ... Read more...
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Afghan troops kill 21 militants
April 24th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kunduz (Afghanistan), April 24 (IANS) Twenty-one Taliban militants were killed in air and ground assaults launched by the security forces in northern Afghanistan, an official said Saturday.
The fighting took place in ... Read more...
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Malaysian man splashes acid on wife for refusing sex
April 9th, 2010 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 9 (DPA) A Malaysian man splashed acid on his wife after she refused to have sex with him, news reports said Friday.
The 47-year-old owner of a rubber plantation had ... Read more...
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First woman to be appointed as UN police chief
March 9th, 2010 - 2:56 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed the first woman in history as the UN police chief on Monday.Ann-Marie Orler, an experienced Swedish police officer, who first ... Read more...
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Moussavi nephew among dead in Iran clashes
December 28th, 2009 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 28 (DPA) The nephew of Iranian reformist opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi was among those killed during protests in Tehran, the opposition claimed Sunday - one of several people apparently killed ... Read more...
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Seven killed in shootout at Colombian cemetery
December 1st, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 1 (EFE) A shootout between suspected gang members during a burial at a cemetery left seven people dead in the southwestern Colombian city of Cali over the weekend, officials said.
Six ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian youth, who killed mother, found dead in prison
November 16th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 16 (IANS) A Malaysian Indian youth, who killed his mother, was found dead in his prison cell. His family has cast doubts on the police version that he committed ... Read more...
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Goa police arrests Brit-Indian fugitive ‘most wanted’ in UK by chance
October 28th, 2009 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Goa, Oct. 28 (ANI): One of the Britain's most wanted fugitives has been arrested by the Goa police in Panaji after his British friend was found dead in a hotel room.Ajay Kaushal, ... Read more...
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Twin suicide bombings in Islamabad varsity kill two (Third Lead)
October 20th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Two women were killed and 13 injured in synchronised suicide bombings at a university in the Pakistan capital Tuesday afternoon when thousands of students were in the ... Read more...
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Blast in Islamabad’s UN office kills three (Third Lead)
October 5th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Three people, including a foreigner, were killed Monday in a suicide bomb blast at the UN World Food Programme office in an upscale locality of this Pakistan ... Read more...
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Police crack down on Muslim rebels in Sri Lanka
July 5th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 5 (DPA) Police launched a crackdown on Muslim militants in eastern Sri Lanka when a deadline to surrender illegal weapons ended, a police spokesman said Sunday.
The grace period to surrender ... Read more...
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11 dead, 56 wounded in Pakistan hotel blast (Third Lead)
June 10th, 2009 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Peshawar, June 10 (DPA) At least 11 people, including an UN official, were killed and 56 others wounded Tuesday after a huge explosion ripped through the five-star Pearl Continental Hotel in ... Read more...
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Malaysian Tamils demand war tribunal against Sri Lankan leaders
May 24th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, May 24 (IANS) Tamils in Malaysia, who form a bulk of the ethnic Indian population, have demanded a war tribunal against Sri Lankan leaders, even as the government has ... Read more...
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Bombings kill 31, including 25 troops, in Pakistan
April 19th, 2009 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 19 (DPA) Two separate bombings Saturday killed at least 31 people, including 25 soldiers, in Pakistan's restive northwestern region, police officials and media reports said.
A suicide car bomber rammed ... Read more...
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18 soldiers killed in Pakistan suicide bombing (Second Lead)
April 18th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 18 (DPA) A suicide car bomber attacked a military convoy and checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 18 soldiers and two civilians, a senior police official said.
The ... Read more...
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Five killed, 17 wounded in Kandahar suicide bomb attack
April 9th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by ANI
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Apr.9 (ANI): At least five people were killed and 17 wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a police drug eradication unit in southern Afghanistan on Thursday.The Taliban claimed responsibility ... Read more...
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14 injured in clashes in north Gujarat
May 11th, 2008 - 11:08 pm ICT by admin
Palanpur (Gujarat), May 11 (IANS) As many as 14 people were injured Sunday in clashes between two communities at Changwada village in north Gujarat, the police said. Two people with serious injuries ... Read more...
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Policemen in dock for not preventing boy’s death
May 5th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Four policemen are in trouble for not trying to prevent a man from beating a child to death in front of them in a West Bengal village. Deputy ... Read more...
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Suicide attack kills two, injures 20 in Pakistan
March 1st, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, March 1 (DPA) Two people were killed and 20 injured in a suicide attack at a security convoy in north-west Pakistan Saturday, as the police launched a probe into the bombing ... Read more...
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Another suicide attack kills one in Pakistan
March 1st, 2008 - 5:22 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, March 1 (DPA) At least one person was killed and 20 people were injured Saturday in a suicide attack at a security convoy in northwest Pakistan, even as authorities were probing ... Read more...
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Pakistan politicians warned of suicide attacks
March 1st, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) The Pakistan government has warned of suicide attacks directed at politicians and officials, a newspaper reported Saturday. The National Crisis Management Cell of the interior ministry issued the ... Read more...
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Pakistan politicians warned of suicide attacks
March 1st, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) With the security situation in Pakistan worsening further, National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) of interior ministry has warned of possible suicide attacks on politicians and officials in the ... Read more...
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